I've been collecting puzzles for too many years. In 2010 I decided to start collecting boys as well. While you'll find the occasional puzzle on here, most posts are about my puzzling adventures around the globe.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Snow Mystery

Today's puzzle was made by Leslie Li at Very Puzzles. It is a rather simple design and honestly not much of a challenge. This one has two sides and 6 arms on the snow flake. the disk in the center rotates around as do the 6 arms. You mess up the puzzle by turning the arms and the middle disk around. Eventually the arms will not match the colors along the center. Then you simply put it back together.

This is not a hard puzzle to solve, it's just a repetitive one. To be honest, I think it's harder to mess it up than it is to solve it. But the ease of puzzling is not what appeals in this case. This time it's the look of the puzzle for me. You have to admit it is very pretty! I like the symmetry of the puzzle and the colors. I mean it is pastel! Now who doesn't like pastel puzzles?

As this puzzle is a bit delicate I wouldn't recommend it for younger puzzlers. I have a feeling the arms would snap off. I'm not sure what holds them in place, but I don't think it would stand the test of a child. The puzzle itself is only 10.75mm thick.

This puzzle reminds me a lot of the 'Magic Disk' puzzle I picked up from Hendrik a few years back. This one has a plate between the colors, and has two disks per color that spin. Other than those minor differences, the basic principle of the two puzzles are the same. Both are a nice addition to any collection, but remember. They are not at all difficult to solve, and both appear to be quite easy to break if mistreated-but then who would mistreat a poor puzzle!!!

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We all need something to keep us entertained and out of trouble. Sadly I haven't found that yet. It seems puzzles get me in more trouble than they should do, but I still enjoy it. Kick up your feet, have a look around, there's always a drink or two in the fridge....